The 4th China-Yale Summer Seminar for College Officials was kicked off on August 1, 2007 in Xi'an Jiaotong University, jointly hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Yale University of the US.

 

Fifty-six officials from 32 colleges and universities in China gather in Xi'an to discuss the development and reform strategy of higher education in China and international cooperation in this field with the officials of Yale University.

 

The program was launched in New Haven on March 22, 2004, and the first seminar was held the same year in the Yale University. The second was also held there. The third was held in Xiamen, Fujian Province.

 

"Modern universities should appreciate traditional culture in an international vision, and Yale's experience has inspired many Chinese university presidents. I believe that the seminar this year will bring more knowledge and improvement to China's higher education," said Wu Qidi, Vice Minister of Education.

 

Wu suggested that China should learn more from the famous universities in the world, and more cooperative projects like the seminar should be held.

 

(Chinanews.cn August 3, 2007)